AMELIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - WILL BOOK 3 WILL OF WILLIAM EVANS AMELIA COUNTY, VA Page 446 In the Name of God Amen I William Evans of Nottoway Parish in Amelia County being of sound and disposing mind and memory yet considering the uncertainty of this mortal life do think it necessary to make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament which is as Followeth........... My Will and Desire is that my loving Wife Grace Evans have the plantation whereon I now live containing two hundred acres and the four hundred acres I have in entry for in Lunenburg County lying between Reedy Creek and the Rock joining the Lands of James Beuford and after her Decease I give the land above mentioned to my Son Ellis Evans and his heirs........... Item I give and bequeath to my Son Benjamin Evans Six Hundred Acres of Land [word illegible] on the South Branch of Meherrin from the Old patant line Down in Lunenburg County --- Item I give and bequeath to my Son John Evans the Remainder p[illegible word] my Land in Lunenburg County containing Six hundred Acres [several illegible words] the Old pattant line joining his Brother Benjamin Evans part, of my Son John Evans Six hundred lying in Machlinburg County............. Item I give and bequeath to Thret Johnson of Maryland County Six hundred acres of Land agreeable to the bond I give him if he complys with his bond ...paying Two hundred and fifty pounds in my Estate. Item I give and bequeath to my loving Wife during her life the following Negroes Will, James, Peter, Gid, Marge and Margaret and after her Decease to fall to my Son Ellis Evans but in case my Son Ellis should die before he comes to the age of Twenty One Years then I desire my Wife Grace should dispose of the Negroes above mentioned among my Children.......... Item I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Evans my Negroe Boy Hall to him and his heirs also the Negroe fellow Simbo [Sambo?] to him and his heirs.......... Item I give and bequeath to my son John Evans my negroe Boy Robin to him and his heirs also my negroe boy Ned to him and his heirs............... Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Evans my negroe Girl Annica to her and her heirs............... Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sally Evans my Negroe Girl Debrow to her and her heirs............... Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Jane Evans my Negroe Girl Mill? To her [?] Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Jone my Negroe boy Isaac and a Negroe Girl Chloe to her and her heirs.................. My Will land desire is that my Son Ellis Evans have Seven Years Schooling provided for him out of my Estate also my Will is that my Daughter Joan Evans have Two years Schooling provided for her our of my Estate my Desire is that my loving Wife Grace Evans keep all my stock of horses cattle Hogs & Sheep and household furniture and dispose of it as much to each of my children as they come of age or marry as my other Children had when they left me, my desire is after my will is complyed with and all my Just Debts paid then for the rest of the Money as can be got as is due me on bonds and [illegible word] to be Equally Divided between my children Hereafter Named. Palletire? Night, Elizabeth Easter, Benjamin, John, Mary, Sally, Jane, Jone and Ellis Evans and their heirs. Also my will and desire is that my sons Benjamin and John Evans and Friends Peter Lampkin Richard Jones Senr and Stephen Cocke be my hol and sole Executors to this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed my Seal this Twelvth day of Apriel One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Two.................. Signed William (X) Evans Signed and Sealed and Acknowledged in the presence of us......... Joseph Philups? John Walker Joel Farguson Nicholas (X) Brown =========== At a court held for Amelia County the 26th day of October 1780...... This will was proved by the oath of Nicholas Brown one of the witnesses thereto Subscribed and was Ordered to be certified........... And at Another Court held for the said County the 28th day of December 1780 This will was farther proved by the Oath of John Walker another witness thereto Subscribed and was Ordered to be Recorded............... Thomas G Peachy, Clerk =========== Transcribed from photocopy. Contributed by JoLee Spears, Jan 1997 spearsj@bellsouth.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.